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EP4067116B1
EP4067116B1 EP20892012.4A EP20892012A EP4067116B1 EP 4067116 B1 EP4067116 B1 EP 4067116B1 EP 20892012 A EP20892012 A EP 20892012A EP 4067116 B1 EP4067116 B1 EP 4067116B1
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Nobuyuki Ishihara
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C11/0306—Patterns comprising block rows or discontinuous ribs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C11/12—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes
    • B60C11/1236—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes with special arrangements in the tread pattern
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0341—Circumferential grooves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0341—Circumferential grooves
    • B60C2011/0346—Circumferential grooves with zigzag shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0341—Circumferential grooves
    • B60C2011/0348—Narrow grooves, i.e. having a width of less than 4 mm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0341—Circumferential grooves
    • B60C2011/0353—Circumferential grooves characterised by width
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0358—Lateral grooves, i.e. having an angle of 45 to 90 degees to the equatorial plane
    • B60C2011/0365—Lateral grooves, i.e. having an angle of 45 to 90 degees to the equatorial plane characterised by width
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C2011/0337—Tread patterns characterised by particular design features of the pattern
    • B60C2011/0339—Grooves
    • B60C2011/0358—Lateral grooves, i.e. having an angle of 45 to 90 degees to the equatorial plane
    • B60C2011/0372—Lateral grooves, i.e. having an angle of 45 to 90 degees to the equatorial plane with particular inclination angles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/03—Tread patterns
    • B60C11/12—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes
    • B60C11/1204—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes with special shape of the sipe
    • B60C2011/1213—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes with special shape of the sipe sinusoidal or zigzag at the tread surface

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  • the present invention relates to a tire suitable for traveling on an ice/snow road surface.
  • a pneumatic tire such as a studless tire suitable for traveling on an ice/snow road surface
  • various shapes have been adopted to enhance not only driving performance on an ice/snow road surface (hereinafter, called on-snow performance) but also rigidity of a land block in contact with the road surface, in order to achieve compatibility between steering stability and wear resistance particularly on a dry road surface.
  • a tread pattern in which a bar-like convex portion called a tie bar is provided in a width direction groove for connecting land blocks partitioned by width direction grooves (see Patent Literature 1).
  • a concave portion concaved to a tire radial direction inside is formed on the upper surface (the outer surface of tire radial direction) of the convex portion.
  • the rigidity of the land block is increased, so that steering stability and wear resistance can be improved. Further, since it is possible to avoid a large reduction in the volume of the width direction groove due to the formation of the concave portion, it is said that the concave portion does not have a large influence on the on-snow performance. Attention is also drawn to the disclosures of JP2015-048045A , WO2019/087980A1 and EP2289714A1 .
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009 - 227154
  • the presence of the convex portion lowers the pressure (edge pressure) of the end portion of the land block to the road surface in the tire circumferential direction. As a result, the on-snow traction is easily lowered.
  • the present invention provides a tire as claimed in claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial plan view of a tread of a pneumatic tire 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1 , the pneumatic tire 10 has a tread 20 in contact with a road surface.
  • the pneumatic tire 10 is a studless tire that can be suitably used for a truck and a bus (TB).
  • the studless tire may be referred to as a snow tire or a winter tire.
  • the pneumatic tire 10 may be a so-called all-season tire usable not only in winter but also in all seasons.
  • the pneumatic tire 10 is not necessarily used for a truck or a bus, but may be used for another type of vehicle, for example, a standard passenger car, a van or a light-duty truck.
  • the tread 20 is provided with a plurality of block rows extending in the tire circumferential direction. Specifically, the tread 20 is provided with a block row 30, a block row 40, and a block row 50.
  • the block row 30 is provided at a position including a tire equatorial line CL.
  • the block row 30 is a block row delimited by the circumferential direction narrow grooves 61 and the circumferential direction narrow grooves 62.
  • the block row 40 and the block row 50 are provided in the tire width direction outside of the block row 30.
  • a circumferential direction main groove 71 extending in the tire circumferential direction is formed in the tire width direction outside of the block row 40.
  • a circumferential direction main groove 72 extending in the tire circumferential direction is formed in the tire width direction outside of the block row 30.
  • the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 are straight.
  • the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 may not necessarily be straight, such as curving to some extent in the tire width direction.
  • the block row 30, the block row 40, and the block row 50 are provided in the central land region CT1.
  • the central land region CT1 may be defined as a region defined by a pair of the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 extending in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the block row 30 is provided in a tread central region CT2.
  • the tread central region CT2 may be more specifically defined as a region including the tire equatorial line CL. Further, the tread central region CT2 may be included in the central land region CT1 and defined as a region narrower than the central land region CT1.
  • no circumferential groove having a groove width appropriately equal to the groove width of the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 or wider than the groove width of the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 is formed in the central land region CT1.
  • the groove width of the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72 are about 4.0 ⁇ 10.0 mm
  • the groove width of the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 are about 1.5 ⁇ 4.0 mm.
  • the distance (may be called as spacing or void) between adjacent land blocks is narrow, and a plurality of land blocks are aggregated more than in a standard tire of this type.
  • the block row 30 may be provided with a plurality of land blocks 100 and land blocks 200 along the tire circumferential direction. More specifically, a plurality of land blocks 100 are provided along the tire circumferential direction on one side in the tire width direction with tire equatorial line CL as a reference. A plurality of land blocks 200 are provided along the tire circumferential direction on the other side (another side) in the tire width direction with tire equatorial line CL as a reference. As shown in FIG. 1 , the land block 100 and the land block 200 have substantially the same shape. The land block 100 and the land block 200 may be point symmetric or line symmetric.
  • land blocks having substantially the same shape as the land blocks 100 and 200 may also be provided in the block rows 40 and 50.
  • the rubber used for the land blocks constituting the tread 20, such as the land block 100 and the land block 200, is not particularly limited as long as an appropriate material is used in consideration of on snow performance and wear resistance.
  • the rolling resistance coefficient (RRC) is preferably 7.5 or less.
  • FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of the block row 30. As shown in FIG. 2 , the block row 30 is delimited by the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 extending in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the block row 30 has a plurality of land blocks 100 and land blocks 200 delimited by width direction grooves 300 extending in the tire width direction. That is, in this embodiment, the block row 30 includes the land block 100 and the land block 200.
  • the width direction groove 300 is formed in the block row 30 and is positioned in the tread central region CT2 (see FIG. 1 ).
  • the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 have a smaller groove width than the circumferential direction main groove 71 and the circumferential direction main groove 72.
  • the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 are straight.
  • the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow grooves 62 may not necessarily be straight, such as curving slightly in the tire width direction.
  • a plurality of sipes extending in the tire width direction are formed in the land block 100 and the land block 200.
  • a sipe 110 and a sipe 120 are formed in the land block 100.
  • a sipe 210 and a sipe 220 are formed in the land block 200.
  • the sipe is a narrow groove that closes in the ground plane of the land block, and the opening width of the sipe when not grounded is generally about 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm, though not particularly limited.
  • An inter-block narrow groove 400 is formed between the land block 100 and the land block 200 in the tire width direction.
  • the inter-block narrow groove 400 extends along the tire circumferential direction, but is not straight and curves in the tire width direction.
  • the width direction groove 300 delimits the adjacent land block 100 in the tire circumferential direction and delimits the adjacent land block 200 in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the width direction groove 300 has a width direction groove portion 310, a width direction groove portion 320, a bend portion 330 and a bend portion 340. That is, the width direction groove 300 may include a width direction groove portion and at least one bent portion which is continuous to the width direction groove portion and is bent in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the width direction groove 310 is a portion for delimiting the adjacent land block 100 in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the width direction groove 320 is a portion for delimiting the adjacent land block 200 in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the width direction groove portion 310 and the width direction groove portion 320 may be referred to as a lug groove portion or a lateral groove portion, and the width direction groove 300 may be referred to as a lug groove or a lateral groove.
  • the bent portion 330 communicates with the width direction groove portion 310 and the width direction groove portion 320 and is formed between the width direction groove portion 310 and the width direction groove portion 320.
  • the bent portion 340 communicates with the width direction groove portion 310 and the width direction groove portion 320 and is formed between the width direction groove portion 310 and the width direction groove portion 320.
  • the bent portion 330 is convex to one side in the tire circumferential direction
  • the bent portion 340 is convex to the other side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the groove width of the bent portion 330 along the tire width direction becomes narrow along the tire circumferential direction, specifically, as it advances to one side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the groove width of the bent portion 340 along the tire width direction becomes narrow along the tire circumferential direction, specifically, as it advances to the other side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 are wedge-shaped. That is, the bent portions 330 and 340 may be rephrased as V-shaped, tapered, or the like.
  • the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 are formed in the central portion of the block row 30 in the tire width direction.
  • the central portion may mean a predetermined range based on a position obtained by dividing the width of the block row 30 along the tire width direction by two.
  • the predetermined range may be, for example, about 1/4 to 1/5 of the width of the block row 30.
  • the width direction groove portion 310 continues to the circumferential direction narrow groove 61.
  • the width direction groove portion 320 is continuous to the circumferential direction narrow groove 62.
  • the position in the tire circumferential direction where the width direction groove portion 310 continues to the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the position in the tire circumferential direction where the width direction groove portion 320 continues to the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 are offset (that is, different).
  • the groove depth is deeper than other portions including the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340, and the groove depth is the same as the groove depth of the circumferential direction narrow groove 61.
  • the groove depth is deeper than other portions including the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340, and the groove depth is the same as that of the circumferential direction narrow groove 62. That is, the groove depth of the central portion including the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 of the width direction groove 300 is shallower than the groove depth of the circumferential direction narrow groove 61 and the circumferential direction narrow groove 62.
  • the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 communicate with the inter-block narrow groove 400.
  • the inter-block narrow groove 400 also has the same groove depth as the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340.
  • FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view of the block row 30 and the block row 40 including the circumferential section S.
  • the block row 40 is adjacent to the block row 30. More specifically, the block row 40 is adjacent to the block row 30 in the tire width direction outside of the block row 30. In this embodiment, the block row 40 constitutes an adjacent block row.
  • the land block 100 of the block row 40 is adjacent to the land block 200 of the block row 30.
  • the land block 100 of the block row 40 constitutes an adjacent land block.
  • the block row 40 adjacent to the block row 30 in the tire width direction across the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 has a land block 100 formed with a sipe 120 extending in the tire width direction.
  • the sipe 120 formed in the land block 100 of the block row 40 is positioned between one end of the width direction groove portion 320 in the tire circumferential direction and the other end of the width direction groove in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the sipe 120 formed in the land block 100 of the block row 40 is positioned between the circumferential direction end 320 a and the circumferential direction end 320 b, specifically within the circumferential section S. More specifically, an end portion 120 a of the sipe 120 communicating with the circumferential direction narrow groove 62 is positioned between the circumferential direction end 320 a and the circumferential direction end 320 b.
  • the entire sipe 120 is positioned within the circumferential section S, but the end portion 120 a may be positioned within the circumferential section S, and the entire sipe 120 may not necessarily be positioned within the circumferential section S.
  • FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged plan view of the block row 30 and the block row 40 including the extension angles ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2.
  • the width direction groove portion 320 is formed on the block row 40 side adjacent to the block row 30.
  • the width direction groove portion 320 extends in the tire width direction as described above.
  • the width direction groove portion 320 is not parallel to the tire width direction but has an extension angle ⁇ 1.
  • the extending angle ⁇ 1 is an angle formed by the extending direction of the width direction groove portion 320 and the tire width direction.
  • the extending direction of the width direction groove portion 320 may be based on the extending direction of a groove wall 230 of the land block 200 of the block row 30.
  • the sipe 120 of the land block 100 of the block row 40 and the sipe 210 of the land block 200 of the block row 40 also extend in the tire width direction, but are not parallel to the tire width direction and have an extension angle ⁇ 2.
  • the extension angles ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 are preferably about 5 ⁇ 15 °.
  • the extending direction of the sipes 120 of the land block 100 of the block row 40 and the sipes 210 of the land block 200 of the block row 40 coincide with the extending direction of the width direction groove portion 320 of the block row 30.
  • the coincident extension directions may mean that the difference between the extension angle ⁇ 1 and the extension angle ⁇ 2 is 10 degrees or less.
  • FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged plan view of the width direction groove portion 310 side forming the width direction groove 300.
  • FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged plan view of the width direction groove portion 320 side forming the width direction groove 300.
  • the width direction groove portion 310 has a zigzag section 312 zigzagged in the tire circumferential direction while extending in the tire width direction.
  • the width direction groove 310 is formed of a groove wall 130 of the land block 100 and a groove wall 140 of the land block 100 adjacent to the land block 100 on the groove wall 130 side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the groove wall 130 includes an inclined groove wall 131 forming the zigzag section 312.
  • the groove wall 140 includes an inclined groove wall 141 forming the zigzag section 312.
  • the inclined groove wall 131 and the inclined groove wall 141 are formed to face each other.
  • the length and position of the inclined groove wall 131 (first inclined groove wall) in the tire width direction coincides with the length and position of the inclined groove wall 141 (second inclined groove wall) in the tire width direction.
  • outside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 131 and outside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 141 overlap each other in the tire circumferential direction.
  • inside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 131 and inside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 141 overlap each other in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the width direction groove portion 320 has a zigzag section 322 zigzagged in the tire circumferential direction while extending in the tire width direction.
  • the width direction groove 320 is formed of a groove wall 230 of the land block 200 and a groove wall 240 of the land block 200 adjacent to the land block 200 on the groove wall 230 side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the length and position of the inclined groove wall 231 (first inclined groove wall) in the tire width direction coincides with the length and position of the inclined groove wall 241 (second inclined groove wall) in the tire width direction.
  • outside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 231 and outside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 241 overlap each other in the tire circumferential direction.
  • inside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 231 and inside end in the tire width direction of the inclined groove wall 241 overlap each other in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the central land region CT1 is provided with the block row 30 delimited by circumferential direction narrow grooves 61, 62 having a groove width narrower than that of the circumferential direction main grooves 71, 72.
  • the width direction groove 300 includes width direction groove portions 310, 320 and bent portions 330, 340, and the groove width of the bent portions 330, 340 along the tire width direction is a wedge shape which becomes narrower as it advances along the tire circumferential direction.
  • the land blocks 100 and 200 of the block row 30 delimited by the circumferential direction narrow grooves 61 and 62 and the land blocks of the block row 40 (and the block row 50) adjacent to the block row 30 are provided close to each other in the tire width direction, they are in a state of supporting each other, and deformation (movement) especially in the tire width direction is suppressed. Therefore, uneven wear of the land block can be suppressed. Further, since a tie bar or the like is not provided, sufficient edge pressure at the peripheral direction end of the land block tire can be secured.
  • width direction grooves 300 are formed between the land blocks and the groove widths of the bent portions 330, 340 are wedge-shaped which become narrower as they advance along the tire circumferential direction, the snow pillar sharing force by the bent portions 330, 340 can be increased while securing the volume of snow entering the width direction grooves 300.
  • the bent portions 330 and 340 are wedge-shaped, the snow entering the bent portions 330 and 340 can be efficiently pressed and solidified while the penetration of the snow into the bent portions 330 and 340 is promoted, and the snow pillar sharing force is improved. Thus, the on-snow performance is improved.
  • the on-snow performance and wear resistance can be made compatible at a higher level by the tread pattern.
  • the bent portions 330 and 340 are formed in the central portion of the block row 30 in the tire width direction. Therefore, the snow pillar sharing force can be further effectively improved by utilizing the region where the ground pressure is highest. Thus, the on-snow performance is further improved.
  • the sipe 120 formed in the land block 100 of the block row 40 is positioned between the circumferential direction end 320 a and the circumferential direction end 320 b, specifically within the circumferential section S. Therefore, when the pneumatic tire 10 rolls on the road surface, the contact timings of the bent portions 330, 340 of the width direction groove 300 and the sipe 120 are almost identical, so that both edge effects can be exhibited at the same time, and the on-snow performance is improved.
  • the extending direction of the sipe 120 of the land block 100 of the block row 40 and the sipe 210 of the land block 200 of the block row 40 coincide with the extending direction of the width direction groove portion 320 of the block row 30. Therefore, when the pneumatic tire 10 rolls on the road surface, the sipe formed in the land block and the width direction groove portion 320 of the width direction groove 300 come into contact with each other at the same time, and the sipe and the extension direction of the width direction groove portion 320 coincide with each other, so that the edge effect can be effectively exhibited and on-snow performance can be improved.
  • the length and position of the inclined groove wall 131 (inclined groove wall 231) in the tire width direction coincides with the length and position of the inclined groove wall 141 (inclined groove wall 241) in the tire width direction. For this reason, since the length and position of the inclined groove wall in the tire width direction coincide with each other while further increasing the snow pillar sharing force by the zigzag section 312 (zigzag section 322), the snow hardened by entering into the width direction groove 300 is easily discharged. Thus, the on-snow performance is further improved.
  • the width direction groove 300 is formed in the tread central region CT2. Therefore, the snow pillar sharing force and edge pressure by the width direction groove 300 can be more effectively improved by utilizing the region where the ground pressure is highest. Thus, the on-snow performance is further improved.
  • the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 of the width direction groove 300 are described as being wedge-shaped (V-shaped), but the shapes of the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 may not necessarily be wedge-shaped.
  • the groove width of the bent portion along the tire width direction becomes narrower as it advances along the tire circumferential direction, it may be, for example, tapered or dome-shaped, or may be shaped such that the groove width decreases stepwise.
  • the positions of the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 in the tire width direction are generally the same, but the positions of the bent portion 330 and the bent portion 340 in the tire width direction may be offset in the tire width direction.
  • the bent portion may be formed only on one side in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the block row 30 is substantially provided with two sub-block rows (block row of land block 100 and block row of land block 200), for example, the block row 30 (and/or other block rows) may be provided with one block row without forming the inter-block narrow grooves 400.
  • the bent portion may not necessarily be formed at the center portion of the block row 30 in the tire width direction, and the length of the width direction groove portion 310 or the width direction groove portion 320 communicating with the bent portion may be different depending on the position of the bent portion.
  • the rotation direction of the pneumatic tire 10 when mounted on the vehicle may be designated.

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